"That Alberta Human Rights Act has been used in the past ten years todiminish and restrict religious freedom and I think that every parent andperson of every faith should be very concerned about that," says van denBosch.

AHEA believes the Bill 2 threatens to mandate 'diversity' in all schools,including home schools, making it possible to impose both curriculum andvalues.

van den Bosch says AHEA is not asking for major changes but instead just a fewtweaks to the language. (ks)

Paul Faris of HSLDA (Home School Legal Defence Association) was a guest on the radio *Wed. Feb. 29 just after 10:00 pm.*He addressed the concerns of home educators regarding the new Education Act. Enter the date and time to listen to the 15 minute broadcast. http://www.qr77.com/other/AudioVault.html

AHEA President's Letter Regarding Bill 202

“We do not believe that a government has a right to prescribe or proscribe a detailed course of study such as a provincial curriculum. This also means that any test that requires a detailed knowledge of any one curriculum will also violate this parental right, since it would require parents to teach a certain curriculum in order for their children to succeed in such a test.”